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CLIDSM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
536 PM CST SAT JAN 31 2026
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 31 2026
VALID TODAY AS OF 0520 PM LOCAL TIME.
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1878 TO 2026
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR
NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
TODAY
MAXIMUM 26 444 PM 65 1989 32 -6 52
MINIMUM 0 735 AM -21 1996 14 -14 33
AVERAGE 13 23 -10 43
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.00 0.75 2015 0.04 -0.04 0.13
MONTH TO DATE 0.89 1.08 -0.19 0.21
SINCE DEC 1 1.72 2.66 -0.94 1.87
SINCE JAN 1 0.89 1.08 -0.19 0.21
SNOWFALL (IN)
TODAY 0.0 5.2 2015 0.4 -0.4 0.0
MONTH TO DATE 1.4 9.4 -8.0 1.5
SINCE DEC 1 9.5 17.3 -7.8 4.7
SINCE JUL 1 20.5 20.5 0.0 4.7
SNOW DEPTH T
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
TODAY 52 42 10 22
MONTH TO DATE 1321 1321 0 1333
SINCE DEC 1 2480 2477 3 2383
SINCE JUL 1 3462 3724 -262 3247
COOLING
TODAY 0 0 0 0
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0
SINCE DEC 1 0 0 0 0
SINCE JAN 1 0 0 0 0
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 12 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (300)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 14 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (310)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.5
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 75 400 AM
LOWEST 35 300 PM
AVERAGE 55
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 32 60 2012
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 14 -19 1917
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
JANUARY 31 2026.......SUNRISE 727 AM CST SUNSET 529 PM CST
FEBRUARY 1 2026......SUNRISE 726 AM CST SUNSET 531 PM CST
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.
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